So you want to work in PR? Get a law degree

A recent Australian report has indicated there are too many law students and not near enough jobs available for when they graduate - but does this translate into the New Zealand context? And what's the point of a law degree, anyway?

On the occasions that I have been in front of a commercial law class in Auckland, I have always begun by asking who wants to be a career lawyer, who doesn't want to be a career lawyer, and who hasn't decided, pointing out that all three options are valid. Generally the result is about 1/3 for each option. it would seem that these students are quite aware of the value of a law degree in the wider context.

I find the suggestion that a law graduate could work in public relations with no specific public relations training or experience quite insulting. There are many requirements of a public relations job that law students would be unable to meet. The two industries seem barely comparable. The same goes for journalism.